Today, during a long conversation with the residing Greek chargé d%B4affaires, Mr. Tsamados, he made the following statement which I think can be of interest due to his nationality and position. Before his arrival, T. was employed at the Greek embassy in Sofia.

King Konstantine's illness, which seemed to inspire some kind of expectation of being able to overcome it, had as well provoked the liveliest worry in Greece just like among numerous Greeks residing here.

Besides that the king's personal input in Greek politics was of extraordinary high importance, his characteristics of eminent army leader made his death, especially under current circumstances, irreplaceable.

The shortly approaching elections for the Greek Chamber of Deputies thought to result in a majority for Venizelos%B4 followers. Through Italy's intervention in the war, however, V.%B4s military politics became deprived of its base, and it would be probable, that Greece would remain neutral until the end of the war. Mr. Tsamados considered it possible that as a consequence of the Russian defeat, now it's passed the time for Rumania's and Bulgaria's participation in the war on the side of the "entente" powers. He had heard statements that Bulgaria now made demands to, as a reward for its neutrality, receive a considerable land retirement from Turkey, and that it involved not just the Midia-Enos line, but also Rodosto at the Sea of Marmara and possibly even the Gallipoli peninsula.

The attacks aimed at the Dardanelles would, even if now successful, no longer assume the same importance now, than if the forcing took place before, when one could still count on Russian successes, and Rumania's and Bulgaria's position would therefore observe bigger influence than now in an altered situation here. Disregarding the undoubted advantage of being in possession of the channel, would therefore such success hardly have any other importance besides the local and not by and large influence the outcome of the European war. Looking form the Greek point of view, on the other hand, the channels opening ends the tremendous distress, which to an increasing extent pressured Turkey's population and to an on eminent extent the ottoman Greeks. Those had especially come to suffer as a result of the dissolution of shipping, decline in fish amounts, evacuation of a number of geek coastal villages and so on. The harassments, to which the Turkish government exposed its Greek subjects, were particular ominous signs to a destiny that would await them in case Turkey assumes victory at the war. Already now, T had noticed signs that the Turkish intension for the future is to evict the oecumenic patriarchate and forbid education in Greek.

The Greek ottomans position dared not having much prospects of obtaining help from Europe after the war, if the central powers and Turkey won. For all Christians or foreigners the future seems to be unified with large difficulties when it comes to settling on Turkish territory. Admittedly, a predominant economic situation in Turkey is one of the highest prices, something that Europe struggles for now, but if Turkey stands with an unbroken military power towards the end of the war, which means shall Germany use to carry out its intentions of economically conquering the same? And if Germany cannot protect its own interests in Turkey, how shall it then, go about with that of others. Maybe it is not quite out of question, that after the war the superpowers unanimously put an end to the independence delusion, which the Turks have seized now?